Properties Magazine November 2017 : Page 34

PERSONAL TOUCH The hotel retains the digital and industrial-feeling character associated with the Aloft Brand but also varies from prototype with design details selected by owner Iris Wolstein. Fiala says. “She was extremely involved with the design of the interiors and the FF&E. I would consider her the princi-pal designer.” She used to get ideas from travels with her husband, but doesn’t travel much right now, Wolstein says. So what aes-thetic well does she draw on? “It just comes to me,” she says, chuck-ling. “I have a flair for design, and l grew up in the construction business. My father’s family was very artistic.” A special satisfaction While wood is the basis of its con-struction, it also figures heavily in the Proud to have provided signage at ALOFT CLEVELAND AIRPORT We specialize in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of signs. 24-Hour Emergency Service 35280 Lakeland Blvd., Eastlake, Ohio 44095 440-918-1311 | www.agilesignohio.com 34 head board, the furniture system that creates the bed wall and the base of the bathroom wall. The head board has been a learning experience for both Heritage and Marriott-Starwood. Benjamin suggested installing that board could be vexing. “It was challeng-ing to lay that out and it had to work into the construction schedule because it was part of your bathroom and your tile and your carpet areas and wall areas,” he says. “It had to be installed ahead of schedule, essentially because it’s kind of like a smart board that runs the room. It looks like a regular headboard but it’s not.” Working with the city of North Olmsted, and in particular with Wolstein, was straightforward and rewarding, Fiala says. He first worked with the Wolstein family when it controlled Developers Diversified, and later when Heritage Development renovated the Glenmoor Country Club in Canton. North Olmsted officials were “cooper-ative and supportive,” says Fiala, noting that they are very process-oriented “and expect design and engineering issues to meet strict city standards.” “North Olmsted demands quality development and has processes to ensure it happens, which a good thing,” he Properties | November 2017